AUCH FLAX
RESIDENCE

LOCATION

LOS ANGELES, CA

LOCATED IN THE COASTAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF SANTA MONICA, THE AUCH-FLAX RESIDENCE TRANSFORMED AN UNREMARKABLE BUNGALOW WITH A SERIES OF SMALL ADDITIONS INTO A COMPLETELY NEW HOME DESIGNED AROUND THE LIFESTYLE OF ITS OWNERS. CONCEIVED AS A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED RESIDENCE FOR CLOSE FRIENDS, THE PROJECT REIMAGINED THE PROPERTY FROM THE GROUND UP WHILE REMAINING RESPECTFUL OF THE SCALE AND CHARACTER OF ITS NEIGHBORHOOD.

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INSPIRED BY THE TIMELESS ARCHITECTURE OF CALIFORNIA PIONEER IRVING GILL, AND PARTICULARLY BY HIS CELEBRATED HORATIO WEST COURT IN SANTA MONICA, THE DESIGN EMBRACES SIMPLICITY, CAREFULLY PROPORTIONED SPACES, ABUNDANT NATURAL LIGHT, AND A RESTRAINED MATERIAL PALETTE.

THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS REPLACED BY A NEW RESIDENCE CONTAINING THREE BEDROOMS, TWO BATHROOMS, AND AN OPEN SEQUENCE OF LIVING, DINING, AND KITCHEN SPACES THAT FLOW NATURALLY INTO ONE ANOTHER, CREATING A SENSE OF GENEROSITY AND CALM WITHIN A MODEST FOOTPRINT.

THE HOUSE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE BELIEF THAT GREAT RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE IS NOT MEASURED BY SIZE, BUT BY THOUGHTFUL PLANNING, CAREFUL ATTENTION TO PROPORTION, AND RESPECT FOR ITS SURROUNDINGS. INTERIOR FURNISHINGS, DECORATIVE FINISHES, AND THE HOME'S SUBTLE COLOR PALETTE WERE DEVELOPED BY INTERIOR DESIGNER AND COLORIST SCOTT FLAX, COMPLEMENTING THE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT WITH WARMTH AND UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE.

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CREDITS

ARCHITECTURE & LEAD DESIGN: JUAN FELIPE GOLDSTEIN DESIGN CO., INC.
ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATION: IRVING GILL, PARTICULARLY HORATIO WEST COURT, SANTA MONICA
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING: IJAZ SHEIKH STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
INTERIOR DESIGN & COLOR PALETTE: SCOTT FLAX
PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN ELLIS